Ancient Greek

• (4th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /θíta/

• (10th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θíta/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θíta/

Noun

θῆτα • ‎(thêta) n ‎(indeclinable)

1. Theta, the 8th letter of the Euclidean alphabet (majuscule Θ, minuscule θ), classically denoting an aspirated t (tʰ) and usually romanized as "th".

Usage notes

While typically indeclinable, a genitive θήτατος ‎(thḗtatos) does exist.

Derived terms

• (Modern Greek) θήτα ‎(thḗta)
• (English) theta

References

• θῆτα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• θῆτα in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• «θῆτα» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• LSJ 8th edition